The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry

The document identifies that industry accounts for 7% of carbon emissions in major cities and proposes three primary actions to mitigate this: implementing clean industrial heat solutions, replacing inefficient motors with high-efficiency models, and establishing voluntary energy management and operator training programs. It emphasizes the need for cities to partner strategically with corporate residents due to limited jurisdictional control.

• Industry contributes 7% of carbon emissions in major cities, and because cities have limited jurisdictional control, they must form strategic partnerships with corporate residents to achieve environmental and economic goals.
• Cities can reduce emissions from process heat loads through several methods: converting to low-carbon fuels, increasing the efficiency of heat generation, repairing distribution infrastructure, and utilizing waste heat.
• The replacement of inefficient motors with high-efficiency models can be driven by a combination of codes, standards, rebates, incentives, and audit programs.
• Voluntary energy management programs can build local capacity for energy managers by encouraging commitments to energy audits, energy management systems, and continuous energy reductions.

APA

RMI (2017). The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-industry/

Chicago

RMI. The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry. 2017. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-industry/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2017carbonfree, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-industry/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }